SU football recruit Ashton Broyld rejects plea deal in lewdness case

Rochester, NY -- Syracuse University football recruit Ashton Broyld rejected a plea deal in court today on charges of public lewdness stemming from a March basketball playoff game.

Broyld, 19, an all-state quarterback at Rush-Henrietta High School, was charged in connection with his actions after fouling out of a March 9 sectional playoff game in which his team lost to rival Irondequoit.

Witnesses say Broyld returned to the court following the game and responded to taunts from some in the crowd by making obscene gestures. Broyld also is accused of exposing himself.